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BPAS secures funding to explore AI chatbots to improve at-home abortion services

The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) has received funding to launch a project aimed at improving the experience of at-home medical abortion through the integration of AI chatbots.

7th November 2024
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Launch of first Open Access book by OU Institutional Open Access Book Fund

The Open University (OU) has just released its first Open Access research book as part of an OU venture to pilot an Open Access Book Fund.

7th November 2024
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Saferworld charity awarded OSC funding for national security research

Saferworld, a charity dedicated to creating safer communities by preventing armed violence, has secured funding for an ambitious research project aimed at improving the transparency and accountability of UK national security policy.

31st October 2024
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How a Trump election win could hit the US food industry and leave millions of Americans hungry

As the US presidential election inches closer, a recent survey found that the economy is the top issue for voters, and many are also concerned about healthcare, foreign policy and inequality. Amid all the noise about these key issues however, food has received only marginal coverage in the campaigning despite the country’s high cost of living.

29th October 2024
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Including whom? Practices and consequences of inclusion and diversity

In her inaugural lecture, on 24 October 2024, Cinzia Priola, Professor of Work and Organisation Studies in The Open University's Faculty of Business & Law, explored her research on inclusion, diversity and inequalities in the workplace and social lives.

24th October 2024
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Age UK win funding for collaborative OU Initiative

Age UK has secured funding from the Open Societal Challenges Challenge Us! competition for the next phase of the innovative project run in collaboration with The Open University (OU), Take Five to Age Well.

24th October 2024
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The Open University establishes new centre for protecting women online following £7.7 million grant from Research England

The Open University (OU) has launched a pioneering Centre for Protecting Women Online, made possible by a substantial £7.7 million grant from Research England.

18th October 2024
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Lingo Flamingo wins award for innovative dementia work

Lingo Flamingo, a Scottish charity providing language lessons to older adults and people living with dementia, has been named one of the winners of The Open University’s ‘Challenge Us!’ competition.

18th October 2024
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Generative AI and argumentation skills project launched in collaboration with HKMU

A research initiative exploring the role of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in enhancing students' critical thinking and argumentation skills was launched on 7 October 2024.

17th October 2024
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Abolition and International Aid and Development: Retreat, Repair and Dignity

The Open University launched its Global Development Annual Lecture series on 17 October 2024.

17th October 2024

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